Unfortunately, the Titan in question isn't the desi version. Instead, we are talking about the CEO of Titan International, an American tyre company that manufactures off-road tyres under the Titan and Goodyear brands.

Samir Patil is a man who left McKinsey to return to India to, well, buy the pre-Harry-Potter wellspring of joy and inspiration that is Amar Chitra Katha. In a blog on the Harvard Business Review website, he recounts some of the challenges he faced as the head of the newly formed ACK media.

The Economic Times is reporting on rumours that Sify's top tier management executives are all set to make a hasty exit from the company.

NASDAQ-listed Sify, one of India’s leading internet, network and e-commerce providers, is staring at a management crisis with the top brass set for a sudden exit. Sources said the company’s managing director and CEO R Ramaraj and a group of top honchos have put in their papers amidst talks about growing strife with the new promoters, US-based private equity firm Infinity Capital Ventures.

Sources told ET that 20-25 top executives could be on their way out. Some of them, including Mr Ramaraj, have already put in their papers, they added. Incidentally, the move comes barely 24 hours ahead of Sify’s first quarter results and an investor conference to be addressed by Mr Ramaraj.

Internet and telephony major Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) is planning to take on United States Trade Representative (USTR) on allegations that VSNL is creating artificial shortages of bandwidth in and out of India.

USTR, which deals with trade and anti-competitive practices, has accused VSNL of creating bandwidth crisis. In its ‘Telecommunications Trade Agreements’ report, the organisation has also alleged that VSNL was responsible for bottlenecking of bandwidth, in turn, preventing US operators from serving Indian customers.

RajIV, an Andhra Pradesh government undertaking, has received a private sector fillip following tie-ups with companies like ICICI, Hutch, Naukri.com et al. in bringing broadband connectivity to villages across the state.

"There are around 20 other companies, including seeds and fertiliser companies, that are looking at expanding their reach through Internet as well as physically through our kiosks," Myneni said. This apart, there are some organisations that are looking at tying up with the consortium to provide weather information, etc, to farmers as well.

With the announcement that Microsoft are planning on investing USD 1.7 billion into India (over four years), the total amount in terms of investment plans announced over the last 11 weeks has touched USD 10 billion. Most of these investments are scheduled to go into research and development.